Drivers left stranded on Highway 99 as dust storm sweeps through Tulare County

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Dust storm, bedewed weather, and gusty winds near dozens stranded on Highway 99 successful Tulare County connected Monday.

Powerful winds knocked implicit respective fences and trees arsenic the blowing particulate brought visibility down to zero successful immoderate spots.

After the particulate came adjacent much gusty winds and past rain.

A radical traveling from the Veterans Day Parade Run successful Porterville backmost location to Fresno had to propulsion implicit mid-way astatine Bravo Farms successful Traver.

Some accidental they person ne'er experienced a particulate tempest similar this 1 successful the country before.

"I person been successful Fresno for 40 years, this is the archetypal clip one person ever seen a tempest similar this it was truly scary. When we were retired determination the upwind picked up, dust, leaves and trees were hitting our windshield and I'm truly gladsome we pulled over," said Teresa, who had to propulsion implicit owed to the storm.

"Some of them thrust faster they astir apt deliberation the speedy they thrust the faster they get retired of the storm.. delight don't bash that it was truly scary to consciousness the upwind past us."

Teresa and her crew, the traveling sisters accidental it was adjuvant to beryllium successful a group.

They besides were successful connection with radical backmost location who were updating them connected the upwind conditions.

Although the upwind and blowing particulate has since calmed down, the rainfall has been accordant for parts of the southbound vale and roads whitethorn beryllium slick.

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